FAMILY and friends of a teenage cancer victim, who made a heartbreaking video of himself to say goodbye, have raised an amazing £50,000 in his memory - in just four months.

Nick Everton, 17, died of gastric cancer just five weeks after it was diagnosed, but his bravery has touched hundreds of people.

Manchester United stars Roy Keane and Gary Neville both contacted the teenager, and former Reds ace Andy Cole visited him at his home in Cheadle Hulme.

He captured the hearts of Stockport when five days before his death, and knowing there was no cure, he recorded a video for his family to remember him by.

A trust was set up in his name and his former classmates at Cheadle Hulme School organised a five-a-side football tournament and raised £6,500.

His father Richard said: "No 17-year-old should suffer in the way Nick suffered and that is why this trust is important.

"The trust is about preserving his name and, hopefully, going some way to ensure other young people avoid similar suffering.

"It is very heartening to know we have raised so much in the four months since Nick died, it indicates that people understand and support what we are doing."

Mr Everton, who set up a the Nick Everton Trust to increase awareness of FAP (Familial Adenomatous Polyposis), added: "He was incredibly courageous. He told people he was dying and he faced it.

"People have said to me that I have been cheated by not seeing my son grow up, but I have seen my son become a man."

More than 400 people attended a fundraising dinner at the Meridian Hotel in Manchester. The evening, which included an auction of sporting items donated by a number of Premiership football teams, raised a staggering £22,000.